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Autore |
Mayr Ernst <1904-2005.> |
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Titolo |
The birds of northern Melanesia : speciation, ecology & biogeography / / Ernst Mayr, Jared Diamond ; color plates by H. Douglas Pratt |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-770043-8 |
1-280-83503-6 |
9786610835034 |
0-19-534966-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (537 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Birds - Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago |
Birds - Solomon Islands |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes index. |
Formerly CIP. |
Previously issued in print: 2001. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-464) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; Part I. Northern Melanesia's Physical and Biological Environment; Part II. Human History and Impacts; Part III. The Northern Melanesian Avifauna; Part IV. Colonization Routes; Part V. Taxonomic Analysis: Differences Among Species; Part VI. Geographic Analysis: Differences Among Islands; Part VII. Synthesis, Conclusions, and Prospects; Maps; Appendices; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Ernst Mayr and Jared Diamond decided in 1970 to collaborate on an authoritative monograph presenting their data and interpretations of the evolution of the birds of the Solomon and Bismark Islands. This text is the culmination of their research. |
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